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We left off last time at the conclusion of one of those shipboard meetings

that happened almost exclusively on pirate ships. The captains and crews were gathered together to make plans and ratify the code.

This was a surprisingly everyday occurrence.

It happened all over the Caribbean,

relatively frequently in their secluded coves and hidden harbours.

Right now, at this moment, there were nine ships.

All of them were small, there were nine ships.

All of them were small.

There were barks and pariagwas and open single-masted boats,

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